THE MILK QUESTION,

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 322, 2 August 1898, Page 3

THE MILK QUESTION,

TE AWAMUTIT. A MEETING of the milk suppliers to the local creamery was held in the Te Awamutu Town Hall on Saturday afternoon. There were about twenty suppliers present. Mr W. H. Mandeno was voted to the chair, and explained that the object of the meeting was to consider the price to be given for the coming season's milk and also to elect delegates to attend the meeting at Ohaupo in connection with the proposed formation of a milk suppliers' union. Messrs J. If. Mandeno and Richard Burke were appointed as delegates to act on behalf of the Te Awamutu suppliers. Different matters in connection with the milk question were freely discussed, ft was decided not to sign the conditions until after the return of Mr Spragg.' By request, Mr Barker, the late creamery manager, was present and gave some useful information in connection with the milk testing. Be also informed the meeting that on the standard of testing of last season there must have been a gain by the Association of 32001 b weight of A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Barker for the information supplied.—(Own Correspondent). PIRONGIA. A meeting of the miik suppliers to the Alexandra creamery was held at Mr Finch's Hotel on Saturday afternoon last, for the purpose of electing two delegates to attend and represent them at the Ohaupo meeting. Mr J. G. Berry was called to the chair.—Nearly all the suppliers to the creamery were present. —The chairman having read the notice convening the meeting, Mr W. H. James then gave an account of what had been done at the late Ohaupo meeting, and the proposal that the whole of the Waikato suppliers should form a Union. The meeting was apparently unanimous that a Union should be formed, and were fully in accord with the resolutions passed at Ohaupo, and that a higher price should be paid for this season's milk. —Several of the clauses of the new regulations issued by Mr Spragg were read and discussed ; some of them were considered arbitrary, and the delegates were requested to bring them forward at the general meeting to be held at Ohaupo for discussion then.—On the motion of Mr E. H. Aubin, seconded by Mr Thos. Bainbridge, Messrs J. G. Berry and W. H. James were unanimously chosen as the Alexandra .creamery delegates.—A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting.—(Own Correspondent.)